Girls' name · since 1989
Sadey
Sadey has 368 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,280 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 368
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sadey is the #11280 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 368 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Sadey recorded 368 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #11280 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #14,223 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,280 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 368 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sadey ranks #14,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,280 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 368 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,280 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 368
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sadey's 368 recorded births place it above 80.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Sadey compares
368 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sadey's all-time total is 2% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sadey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 368 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sadey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sadey's full recorded timeline at 2008, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sadey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Sadey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (163 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Sadey's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Sadey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 163 births (44% of all-time use).
Sadey by state
Where Sadey concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 2.7% |
15 of 368 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sadey's data
- Sadey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sadeys (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sadey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sadey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.